On 19 August 1953 a coup d’état overthrew the Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammad Mosaddegh, strengthening the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.[5] It was instigated by the United Kingdom (MI6), under the name Operation Boot[6][7][8][9] and by the United States (CIA), under the name TP-AJAX Project[10] or Operation Ajax. A key motive was to protect British oil interests in Iran after Mosaddegh had nationalized the country’s oil industry in 1951.[11][12][13]
On 19 August 1953 a coup d’état overthrew the Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammad Mosaddegh, strengthening the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.[5] It was instigated by the United Kingdom (MI6), under the name Operation Boot[6][7][8][9] and by the United States (CIA), under the name TP-AJAX Project[10] or Operation Ajax. A key motive was to protect British oil interests in Iran after Mosaddegh had nationalized the country’s oil industry in 1951.[11][12][13]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d'état